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<h3>Find out more about generica:</h3>
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<li> <!WA1><A HREF="#about">About the band</A>
<li> <!WA2><A HREF="#albums">The album</A>
<li> <!WA3><A HREF="#music">Check out these tunes!</A>
<li> <!WA4><A HREF="#photos">Visit the photo gallery</A>
<li> <!WA5><A HREF="#groupies">Contact info and groupies</a>
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<h3><A NAME="about"></a>generica is:</h3>
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<TD align=center><b>Asa Somers</b></td>
<td align=center><b>Thomas Fiorini</b></td>
<td align=center><b>Mark Kondracki</b></td>
<td align=center><b>Pete Pepe<br></b></td>
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<td align=center width=150><!WA6><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/AS-bio.html"><!WA7><img align=middle src="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/ASA2.SMALL.GIF" alt="Asa"></td>
<td align=center width=150><!WA8><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/TF-bio.html"><!WA9><img align=middle src="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/TOMMY.SMALL.GIF" alt="Thomas"></td>
<td align=center width=150><!WA10><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/MK-bio.html"><!WA11><img align=middle src="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/MARK.SMALL.GIF" alt="Mark"></td>
<td align=center width=150><!WA12><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/PP-bio.html"><!WA13><img align=middle src="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/PP.SMALL.GIF" alt="pete"></td>
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<TD align=center><em>lead vocals<br>
acoustic guitar</em></td>
<td align=center><em>bass</em></td>
<td align=center><em>electric guitar</em></td>
<td align=center><em>drums</em></TD></tr>
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generica, your dependable source for New York's best alternative pop, is the
latest adventure of 26-year-old South Carolina native Asa Somers (vocals, 
acoustic guitar). Armed with memorable hook-filled melodies, lyrics of 
uncommon intelligence that tell compelling stories, and tight musicianship, 
generica has swept through the downtown New York club scene, captivating a 
growing following with its collection of guitar-based, vocally 
driven songs. <p>
	Critics have called generica's sound everything from "tasty" and 
"post-punk" to "poignant" and "starry-eyed." Whatever. The band prefers to 
think of its unique blend of funky, infectious grooves and carefully crafted
lyrics as post-power pop. As a singer, Somers has been described as "a Jeff 
Buckley for the rest of us," and while his hyperkinetic stage antics lead to
a troubling number of broken strings, he remains unfazed: "Hey, it's cheaper
than smashing the whole guitar." <p>
	After a year-long stretch of performances at clubs including The Mercury 
Lounge, Cafe Sin-e, AKA, New Music Cafe, and CBGB Gallery, Somers took the 
band into the studio in July, 1994 to record its debut CD, Glass Eye. 
generica's current lineup came together in July of this year, when Somers 
was joined by bassist Thomas Fiorini, drummer Pete Pepe, and electric 
guitarist Mark Kondracki. <p>
	Since then, Somers and generica have been touring south of 14th St., 
playing material from Glass Eye as well as many new songs, 
including the consistently crowd-pleasing "Superstar," "Stranger Things Have
Happened," "I Will Follow You," "Deceived," and "Today's the Day."<p>
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<h3><A NAME="albums"></A>-discography-</h3>
<font size="+1"><b><em><!WA14><a href="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/glass_eye.html>Glass Eye</em></b> - 1994</font></a><p>
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<td><a href="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/cover.gif><!WA15><img
align=middle src="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/cover.small.gif" alt="pic"></a> cover</td>
<td><!WA16><a href="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/back.gif">
<!WA17><IMG ALIGN=middle SRC="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/back.small.gif" alt="pic"></A> back cover</td>
<td><!WA18><a href="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/subway.jpg">
<!WA19><IMG ALIGN=middle SRC="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/subway.small.gif" alt="pic"></A> inside front</td>
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<!WA21><IMG ALIGN=middle SRC="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/inside.small.gif" alt="pic"></A> inside cover</tr>
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<p>Glass Eye was released in October, 1994, and is published by
<!WA22><img align="middle" src="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/dysfunction.tiny.gif">, New 
York City.<p>
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<h3><A NAME="music"></A>-audio clips from <em>Glass Eye</em>-</h3>
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 <TR>  <TD><b>final frontier</b></TD>
<TD><!WA23><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/tunes/2.short.wav">
<b>lite up</b></a> (223 KB)</TD>
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<TD><!WA24><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/tunes/3.short.wav">
<b>the dive</b></a> (367 KB)</TD>
<TD><b>spy</b></TD>
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<TD><b>sea monster</b></TD>
<TD><!WA25><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/tunes/6.short.wav">
<b>what's mine is mine</b></a> (174 KB)</TD>
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<TD><!WA26><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/tunes/6.long.wav">
<b>what's mine is mine</b></a> (whole song - 1 MB)</TD>
<TD><b>twice on tuesday</b></TD>
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<TD><b>wrong</b></TD>
<TD><b>very marianne</b></TD>
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<TD><b>now we know</b></TD>
<TD><b>still</b></TD>
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<font size="-2">Note: the audio clips are in WAV format.  If you are on a UNIX 
machine and require the AU format, click 
<!WA27><a href="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/misc/autowav.tar.uu">here</a> to 
download a WAV-to-AU converter and the WWW browser patch, and 
<!WA28><a href="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/misc/wav_install">here</a> to get
the installer script.  This script is for SPARC architectures only.
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A one-minute excerpt of <em>Lite Up</em> can also be downloaded from CompuServe. 
Type GO EDITOR from any ! prompt and look for LITEUP.WAV in the library of 
the Trends section. <p></font>
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<h3><A NAME="photos"></A>-photo gallery-</h3>
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<!WA29><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/WALK3.JPG"><!WA30><img src="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/WALK3.SMALL.GIF" alt="Asa walking (wow)"></a><br>
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<!WA31><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/BURSTY2.GIF"><!WA32><img src="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/BURSTY2.SMALL.GIF" alt="Logo2"></a><br>
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<!WA33><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/GNRCA.GIF"><!WA34><img src="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/GNRCA.SMALL.GIF" alt="Logo3"></a><br>
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<!WA35><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/MATELL.GIF"><!WA36><img src="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/MATELL.SMALL.GIF" alt="Logo4"></a><br>
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<!WA37><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/GUITAR.JPG"><!WA38><img src="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/GUITAR.SMALL.GIF" alt="Asa w/ guitar"></a><br>
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<!WA39><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/MARKLIC.JPG"><!WA40><img src="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/MARKLIC.SMALL.GIF" alt="Mark's mug shot"></a><br>
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<!WA41><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/MICKEY.JPG"><!WA42><img src="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger/generica/pics/MICKEY.SMALL.GIF" alt="Tommy with Mickey"></a><br>
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<h3><A NAME="groupies"></a>-generica's top groupies-</h3>
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<b>Sextet 1991:</b><p>
<!WA43><A HREF="http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~dburger">The Hobbit</A><br>
<!WA44><a href="http://www-personal.umich.edu/~agmiller/">The Count</A><br>
<!WA45><A HREF="http://www.inch.com/~bdr">The Ratt</a><br>
<!WA46><A HREF="mailto:ersatzzz@aol.com">The Benno</a><br>
<!WA47><A HREF="mailto:ST003328@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU">The Gau</a><br>
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<b>New York groupies:</b><p>
<!WA48><A HREF="mailto:jacobson@mobileoffice.com">vicki jacobson</a><br>
<!WA49><A HREF="mailto:jester@panix.com">jesse sheidlower</a><br>
<!WA50><A HREF="mailto:mano@infohouse.com:>manoel felciano</a><br>
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<b>Midwest groupies:</b><p>
<A HREF="mailto:gjrobbin@students.wisc.edu">robbins</a><br>
<!WA51><A HREF="mailto:coldog99@aol.com">colin the brother</a><br>
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<b>Southeast groupies:</b><p>
<!WA52><A HREF="mailto:tsom@eworld.com">the rents</a><br>
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<h3>-the contacts-</h3>
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<b>Write us:</b><br> 
generica <br>
Dysfunction Musik <br>
861 Broadway, #4 <br>
New York, NY 10003 <p>
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<b>Call us:</b> <br>
Don Willmott <br>
Dysfunction Musik <br> 
212-503-5271 <p>
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<b>E-mail us:</b><br>
 <!WA53><A href="mailto:generica1@aol.com">generica1@aol.com</A><p>
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For more information about generica, for
booking, or to sign on to our mailing lists (postal and electronic),
contact Don Willmott at Dysfunction Musik 
(<!WA54><A HREF="mailto:dwillmott@mcimail.com">dwillmott@mcimail.com</A>). 
Make sure to include any pertinent information.<p>
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